Markets
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World stocks muted ahead of meeting on GreeceNov 26, 2012 6:52 am - BANGKOK — Asian stock markets rose modestly Monday after the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season in the U.S. topped expectations. But trading in Europe was s...
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Facebook and volatile market still chill IPOsNov 25, 2012 3:06 pm - Making a killing on initial public offerings used to be easy. At the peak of the technology boom, little more than a decade ago, a plentiful supply of companies vied to ...
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Egypt’s political foes dig in their heelsNov 25, 2012 1:25 pm - CAIRO — Supporters and opponents of Egypt’s president on Sunday grew more entrenched in their potentially destabilizing battle over the Islamist leader’s move to assume ...
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Market strategist: Dividend safety could be mythNov 25, 2012 6:42 am - BOSTON — Timing matters. All too often investors succumb to the temptation to buy a stock that’s been a hot performer, only to get in when it’s about to go cold. One mar...
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Facebook and volatile market still chill IPOsNov 25, 2012 6:00 am - Making a killing on initial public offerings used to be easy. At the peak of the technology boom, little more than a decade ago, a plentiful supply of companies vied to...
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U.S. economy preview: Spending probably cooled, investment fellNov 25, 2012 5:49 am - Consumer spending probably cooled in October and business investment dropped, showing how superstorm Sandy and the looming fiscal cliff are hindering U.S. growth at the ...
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ABC TV seeks to block Dish’s AutoHopNov 24, 2012 4:06 pm - Walt Disney Co.’s ABC television network is trying to shut down Dish Network Corp.’s ad-skipping TV recording feature two weeks after a federal judge denied a similar bi...
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Stocks soar on Black Friday; tech leads the wayNov 23, 2012 12:00 pm - The stock market enjoyed some Black Friday cheer, rising sharply as shoppers braved the annual post-Thanksgiving rush. Major stock indexes closed one of their best weeks...
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U.S. stock futures tick higher on Black FridayNov 23, 2012 6:00 am - \ NEW YORK — U.S. stock futures are ticking higher on Black Friday, the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season. Retail is a key chunk of the U.S. economy — con...
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Stocks edge up ahead of Thanksgiving breakNov 21, 2012 3:37 pm - NEW YORK — The stock market crept higher Wednesday ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. Major market indexes got a slight lift after news broke of a cease-fire agreement b...